Bruce Springsteen - Straight Time: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Straight Time" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn Straight Time Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Straight Time" smoothly on your guitar.
D Got out of prison back in '86 and I found a wife G Walked the clean and narrow D Just trying to stay out and stay alive Got a job at the rendering plant, it isn't going to make me rich G In the darkness before dinner comes D Sometimes I can feel the itch Chorus: A I got a cold mind to go tripping across G that thin line D I'm sick of doing straight time My uncle's at the evening table Makes his living running hot cars Slips me a hundred-dollar bill says "Charlie, you best remember who your friends are" Chorus G D Eight years in it feels like you're going to die G You get used to anything D Sooner or later it just becomes your life Kitchen floor in the evening, tossing my little babies high Mary's smiling, but she's watching me out of the corner of her eye Seems you can't get any more than half free Step out onto the front porch and suck the cold air deep inside of me Chorus In the basement, hunting gun and a hacksaw Sip a beer and thirteen inches of barrel drop to the floor Come home in the evening, can't get the smell from my hands Lay my head down on the pillow and go drifting off into foreign lands | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  D  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Straight Time" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Straight Time" by Bruce Springsteen.